Use of ICDAS-II, Fluorescence-Based Methods, and Radiography in Detection and Treatment Decision of Occlusal Caries Lesions: An In Vitro Study

Table 4

Cross tables showing the relationship between the different methods and the treatment decisions.

	Preventive care	Operative care	Total
ICDAS-II scores
0 (sound)	13	0	13
1-2 (enamel lesion)	41	0	41
3–6 (dentine lesion)	0	30	30
Total	54	30	84
LF scores*
0–7 (sound)	34	0	34
8–24 (enamel lesion)	24	0	24
25–99 (dentine lesion)	0	26	26
Total	58	26	84
FC scores**
0–0.9 (sound)	1	0	1
>0.9–2 (enamel lesion)	72	0	72
>2 (dentine lesion)	0	7	7
Total	73	7	80
FC scores***
0–1.2 (sound)	25	0	25
1.3-1.4 (enamel lesion)	11	0	11
>1.4 (dentine lesion)	0	44	44
Total	36	44	80
Bitewing scores
0 (sound)	69	0	69
1-2 (enamel lesion)	0	0	0
3-4 (dentine lesion)	0	15	15
Total	69	15	84

∗Cutoffs according to the literature [4].
∗∗Cutoffs according to the manufacturer’s recommendation.
∗∗∗Cutoffs according to the literature [5].